A personal story before I go into the LONG ESSAY ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVE MIDORI. Sort of an introduction of some sorts.
10/29/17- Shu's birthday 2017 (in Japan). I really got into Ensemble Stars at this point in time. The Halloween event had just been announced, and me being knew, REALLY wanted the Chiaki 5 star. Sadly he was rank so boo hoo. Shu was my best boy at the time but Chiaki was coming up to tie, and I saw Midori's 4 star in the event. At that point he was my third best boy without any hesitation. I loved him, but I didn't love him like that yet.
12/28/17- This was the day. I remember it so distinctly. A gacha of course with two of my best boys in it. I about cried. I spammed this card because I loved it so much... I could not stop. I knew from the many more times I posted Midori's card in contrast to Shu's, despite saying there was now a three way tie of my best boys, that Midori was beginning to pull ahead. This card is still, to this day, my favorite five star in the game. I remember thinking to myself, "What if they give us a Midori with Chiaki transformed as the dog (daikichi) and he's all panicky? AND THEY!!! I scouted once and I got a copy of Shu. Not bad, I thought, but Midori is my goal and I must get him. I got double luck for the 5* in the new year campaign. Though I tried farming fast, I wasn't fast enough, and I got an all 3 star pull. I was really, really sad after that. On New Year's Day I got double luck... again. I was in a hot panic. I thought I wouldn't have enough time to farm, so I went to the store and bought a visa gift card in hopes I could get a jp yen gift card easily. NO EASY TASK. I ended up using my debit card in the end and making my mom reeeally mad, BUT!! I bought a gift card and it worked, and now I had my pull! AND!
On this day, the first of the new year (1/1/18), I knew that he was the one. Now producing him as my number one for well over a year, I have made every leap and bound to collect his cards. I know he's only an in-game character, but collecting as many of his cards as I can is like paying tribute to the creators of Midori. I hope this long lovemail can give you a hint at his meaning to me, because even when I talk about him daily, I still feel like I don't say that I love him enough.
Why do I love Midori? I don't even know where to begin, but I may as well start somewhere. At times I feel like I can see a little bit of myself in him. I'm often pessimistic, saying I want to die on the daily to the point where I get odd looks from everyone. I'm also often told by others that I'm good-looking, but have a difficult time believing them, kind of like Midori. One thing about him that gets me is how loving he can be about his interests. He's very passionate about what he loves and I find that very important. He also, like me, cherishes his friends and wants to help his family in any way he can. Though he's often masked by dark remarks of the "I want to die" trope, behind that, you can really see a human character from him. I believe people often take his pessimism for granted and lack seeing the rest of his personal makeup.
To those who don't know much about Midori and use his common associated trope, just take into account he is so much more than that! I'm not saying you have to love him or even like him, but he is more than what he says he is, and you can especially see that if you read stories. A good story to read to see his potential is Ryuseitai repaymentfes, or Baton Pass.
